Roy Mustang Cosplay

Have you ever wanted to make your own Fullmetal Alchemist military uniform? I will detail exactly how I made my own from scratch. I will prove that you don't need a lot of experience (this is actually the first thing I've ever sewn by myself) and you also don't need fancy things like commercial patterns and dressforms. I drafted all the patterns myself so if you are attempting to make your own make sure to get your measurements correct. First off I want to thank AndSewingisHalftheBattle for all the info they had on how to make the uniform. I used it as a guide and made a few adjustments and improvements along the way.

Components

Jacket - the jacket will give you the most trouble by far. It's quite boxy in shape and has an overlapping front panel that had a fold down rectangle. There are two epaulets, one on each shoulder. The cuffs fold up and have a V-shaped slit in them.

Pants - fairly regular looking slacks except that they appear to be a bit wider at the bottom where they tuck into the boots.

Butt cape - this is what everyone else calls the thing that wraps around the waist and goes all the way down to the shins. Open on the front and the back has a long slit running from the bottom up to about 1/3 of the way down from the top.

Boots - there's some debate on what type of boots they wear. All the source images I found showed the boots as being totally smooth meaning there are no laces.

White gloves - not much to say here. Find white cotton gloves that fit, nothing fancy.

I have a link to the PDF file of the pattern I drafted so make sure to check out that file. Just scroll down a bit to find it.

Cosplay – Get ready for Fullmetal Alchemist

First off, Merry Christmas everyone!

Like a lot of people out there I'm spending my much needed break doing something to give me a break from all the studying of the last semester. A few months ago I got asked to join a Fullmetal Alchemist group with a few friends and I kind of put it on the back burner since I didn't really have the time to work on it while school was going on. It was suggested that I go as Roy Mustang since I "have the hair for him." That's totally fine with me since he's my favorite character out of the whole series. I find both Ed and Al to be a bit annoying at times. Don't get me wrong - I loved the story; I just found their characters grating at certain points. On the other hand Mustang always keeps his cool and also who doesn't like playing with fire?

I'm taking pictures throughout the construction process so once I get everything done I'll put together a more thorough write up of the process. I'm taking a lot of cues from "And Sewing is Half the Battle" site as well as reading about general sewing tips. One of the keys to doing a good job with any project is to do your research. I've spent much of the past week on research and only a day or two on actual construction. I'm done with the pants after much struggling with attaching the zipper. As for fabric, I found some nice royal blue bottomweight fabric from Jo-ann (they call it Canvas Target). It's actually 30% off right now, but you can find a 40% or 50% off coupon for even more savings.